Actually, it's not a hardware limitation. You can downgrade to windows XP and get 1024x768... Search through n10user.com for the instructions on what you need to do once you have downgraded to XP
I just bought a EX7 with the combo wireless/bluetooth card. I installed my os and then installed the base drivers, then installed Service pack 2. THen I tried to installed the wlan/and bluetooth drivers. the wireless drivers installed...